A teenage girl and two men face charges over a four-hour police pursuit across Geelong that began at Corio and ended at Inverleigh on Monday.
A 17-year-old girl faced children’s court on Tuesday, while a 22-year-old Corio man and a 29-year-old Bendigo man faced Magistrates’ Court that day.
All three were denied bail while a 26-year-old Maryborough woman was released without charge pending further inquiries.
The chase began on Monday after reports of a stolen black ute driving on the wrong side of Princes Hwy at Corio about 9.30am.
Police alleged the car had been stolen during an aggravated carjacking on Helms Street, Newcomb, last Friday.
Officers attempted to intercept the ute at Corio but it failed to stop. They pursued the car towards Werribee before it turned towards Geelong.
The court heard the teenage girl received a text about 11am saying that police were pursuing her boyfriend.
The teen allegedly arranged to get in a stolen green Holden Commodore wagon and meet her boyfriend and two others, who drove the ute into Market Square carpark.
The occupants of the ute allegedly jumped into the passenger seats of the wagon before the girl drove off.
She allegedly kept driving when a police officer threw his bicycle in front of the car in an attempt to stop it, and then through a boom gate.
The girl allegedly swapped seats with her boyfriend, who drove the car for 90 minutes while police pursued, the court heard.
The girl, a man and a woman jumped out of the wagon on Monterey Drive, Waurn Ponds, and allegedly attempted to steal another car before locking themselves in it.
Police arrested the trio and continued to pursue the girl’s boyfriend towards Inverleigh.
The wagon crashed in a paddock off Hamilton Hwy near Inverleigh and police chased down the driver on foot before arresting him just after 1.15pm on Monday.
A magistrate refused bail to the teenage girl, who appeared via video link, remanding her in custody to appear again on 30 January.
The 22-year-old from Corio faces 19 charges for offences related to motor vehicle theft and dangerous driving.
A magistrate remanded him in custody to appear before Geelong Magistrates’ Court on 24 January.
The 29-year-old Bendigo man will face 14 charges including two counts of dangerous driving while pursued by police, driving in a dangerous manner, reckless conduct endangering life and resisting police.
A magistrate remanded him in custody to appear in court later this year.
